PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radd McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Campion
vs
McGregor

190 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Radd McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Campion counters with a right hand to the body.

McGregor pushes Campion up against the cage in a clinch.
Campion working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Campion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Campion tries to circle away but McGregor has him pinned against the cage.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but Campion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McGregor stalls.
Campion has had enough of the clinch but McGregor keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor has Campion pressed against the cage.

McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campion swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion misses with a kick to the body.
McGregor blocks the body kick.
Campion lands a nice shot to the body.
Campion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Campion throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.

McGregor lands a left and a right that send Campion crashing to the mat, dazed. McGregor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Luke Campion has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campion looks to throw a body kick
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.
McGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGregor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luke Campion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radd McGregor.

McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Campion in a clinch.
Nice body punch from McGregor - that landed with a thud.
McGregor trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGregor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

McGregor manages to break the clinch.
Campion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor shoots in but Campion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor looks winded!
Campion throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Campion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campion scores with a head kick.

McGregor rushes Campion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGregor breaks the clinch.
Campion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
Campion misses with a wild body shot.
Campion throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor unleashes a big counter combination but Campion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor jumps guard but Campion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGregor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGregor has Campion pressed against the cage.

McGregor manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Campion.

McGregor darts in and clinches Campion up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGregor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGregor just leaning against Campion, taking a breather.
Campion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Campion in a clinch.
McGregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Campion smiles and moves away.

McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radd McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Campion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McGregor clinches up against the cage.
McGregor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGregor prevents Campion from breaking the clinch.
Campion can't break the clinch.
McGregor gets through Campion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

McGregor drags the fight down to the ground.
McGregor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Campion stopping the sweep attempt from McGregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion advances position into side control!
Campion is looking to take a break and control but McGregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor keeping his opponent close.
McGregor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McGregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor is not content to let Campion control the position.
McGregor tries to roll over but Campion keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGregor gets back to full guard.
McGregor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campion wants to get up but he can't break McGregor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McGregor looking for a sweep. Not yet McGregor, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Campion being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luke Campion is winning the standup battle so far.
Campion throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Luke Campion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor shoots in and drives through. Campion sprawls well.
Campion tries to land a front kick but McGregor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGregor rushes Campion and presses him up against the cage.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.

McGregor breaks the clinch.
Campion moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away
and McGregor counters with a left and a right that stings Campion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campion throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.

McGregor clinches up against the cage.
Campion is trying to break the clinch but McGregor is controlling him.

McGregor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion is looking to stand up but McGregor won't let him.
Campion preventing the sweep.
Campion trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campion being controlled here momentarily.

McGregor kicks Campion off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Campion in a clinch.
Campion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radd McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Campion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McGregor closes the distance and pushes Campion back into the cage.
Campion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGregor just stands there and leans against the cage.

McGregor pulls guard successfully.

The fighters are working up against the cage. McGregor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Campion is trying to stall.
McGregor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Campion is trying to push McGregor away but McGregor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from McGregor.
Campion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGregor is leaning against Campion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGregor keeps control of Campion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGregor slows down the pace here.

McGregor jumps into guard, dragging Campion to the mat.
Campion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campion wants to pass the guard but McGregor is keeping the position.
McGregor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGregor.
McGregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

McGregor gets to his feet - Campion follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Campion gets tackled into the cage by McGregor. McGregor maintains the clinch.
Campion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Radd McGregor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGregor leaning against his opponent.
Campion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Luke Campion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radd McGregor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McGregor darts in and clinches Campion up against the cage.
Campion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
McGregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Campion walks away with a smile on his face. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Campion misses with a body kick.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campion as he jumps to the side.
Campion throws a sloppy head kick

and McGregor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Campion throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luke Campion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campion misses with a hook.
Campion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luke Campion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campion throws a series of strikes that have McGregor backpedaling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
Campion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGregor.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

McGregor pulls guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radd McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGregor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radd McGregor!